Rewa was the first princely state in India to declare Hindi the national language, in the times of Maharaja Gulab Singh. He is also credited for declaring the first responsive government in modern India, providing citizens of Rewa state a right to question their monarch's decisions.

Pushparaj Singh is the son of the late Indian politician and wildlife conservationist Martand Singh, and a grandson of Maharaja Gulab Singh, the last ruler of the princely state of Rewa during the British Raj in India.

The chiefs of Rewa were Baghel Rajputs descended from the Solanki clan which ruled over Gujrat from the tenth to the thirteenth century. Vyaghra Deo, brother of the ruler of Gujarat, is said to have made his way into northern India about the middle of the thirteenth century and obtained the fort of Marpha, 18 miles north-east of Kalinjar.

Besides music Rewa also witnessed renaissance in the field of architecture during the reign of Baghel Regime. Rewa Fort, Govindgarh Palace and Venkat Bhavan and few other great monuments were constructed by the various kings of Baghel dynasty.

Martand Singh (15 March 1923 – 20 November 1995) was an Indian wildlife conservationist, parliamentarian and the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Rewa. [1] Born in 1923 to Gulab Singh at Fort of Govindgarh , then the Maharajah of Rewa, he did his college studies at Daly College , Indore and continued at Mayo College , Ajmer from ...

Mar 26, 2025 · Rewa has been the capital of the King of Baghel Dynasty. In 1618, Rewa Naresh Vikramaditya Singh made Bandhavgarh the capital of Rewa by abolishing the status of capital. And expanded and established it. From then till 1947 AD, Rewa was the capital of Baghel King.

Rewa is also famous for its white tigers, the first one, nicknamed Mohan, was caught in Rewa in 1951 from the forest of Govindgarh, Rewa District by the then King of Rewa HH Martand Singh. Sitar Virtuoso Pandit Ravi Shankar studied music from …

Rewah or Rewa princely state was the largest state of Bagelkhand Agency and the first princely state to declare Hindi as a state language during Maharaja Gulab Singh reign. Visit Mintage World to learn about history of Rewa.

REWA. BRIEF HISTORY. The founder of the Baghel (or Vaghela) clan is identified as Anoka, nephew of the King Kumarpal Solanki of Gujarat (r 1143-1174). He obtained a grant of the village of Vaghela, the tiger's lair, from whence the clan takes its name.

Who is Rewa’s king? Maharaja Vikramaditya Singh relocated his capital to Rewa in 1617. After the country became India, Maharaja Martand Singh Baghel, the last ruler of Rewa, joined the Union of India.